Comments Off on Styling your Front Porch
Spruce up your curb appeal with a welcoming front porch. Planters, rugs, comfortable seating, and decorative pillows create interest and beauty to your home. 
Comments Off on Landscape Tips to Sell
Potential home buyers form their first impression of a home from its curb appeal. So…
Spruce up outdoor containers
Container plants, especially large tropicals, add interest to front porches, patios and flanking the front door.
Apply a fresh layer in all your garden beds. It enhances the color & contrast of the surrounding plants.
Trim back any untidy looking perennials and add colorful annuals in garden beds.
Remove dead branches and prune to desired shape.
Clean water features.
Get rid of any visible algae, remove leaves and clean filters so that the water is crystal clear.
Power-wash dirty surfaces.
Power wash paved/stone surfaces. This also applies to fences, brick & siding if needed.
Comments Off on It’s Not Easy-Owner Occupied Selling!
If you want top dollar for your house, you will have to live differently while its on the market, which can be difficult. You may have already packed up a good portion of your belongings (to make the house feel uncluttered). Perhaps a professional stager has come in and reconfigured your furnishings for biggest visual impact. And last you have been trying to be as neat as possible….making beds everyday, no dishes left in the sink, all the pet toys stored away. So is it worth the headache? YES!!! You will simply walk away with more money if you do these things.
Comments Off on The Difference Between Ambient, Task and Accent Lighting
To add dimension and interest to your spaces, it’s important to combine Ambient, Task and Accent lighting. It creates a wonderful, layered effect. Ambient illuminates the entire space (think recessed can lights or ceiling pendants). Task is for activities such as reading ( think desk lamp). Accent light draws your eye to specific things (think art or steps).
Comments Off on Vacation Home Staging to Increase VRBO Bookings
It’s no secret that amazing photographs of a vacation rental that make it look like a resort destination will attract more guests. Before you snap away, consider hiring a stager to showcase the features and amenities and make your house magazine worthy! More than decluttering and depersonalizing, it is styling every room to look it’s absolute best.
Comments Off on Don’t have the Time or Money to Update your House Before you Sell?
This is a great article if renovation is not for you!
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/08/success/ugly-houses/index.html
Comments Off on Incorporating Gold into your Home
Gold accents are a hot trend right now, and it might just be here to stay. For those of you that had shiny brass at home growing up, this might seem odd since we’ve spent the past two decades trying to remove shiny brass chandeliers and doors knobs when updating and remodeling. But this new gold/brass is different. It is aged/brushed( not so flashy) and adds a touch of luxury and warmth wherever it is used. Below are some examples. Just don’t overdo it, and be sure to mix with other metals for a balanced look.
Comments Off on Steps to Remodeling your Kitchen
Is 2020 the year you are going to update that kitchen of yours?
Comments Off on Color of the Year is Announced!
Pantone released it’s color of the year for 2020…and it’s a gorgeous blue you can easily incorporate into your home!
Comments Off on Staging your Home During the Holiday Season
If you plan on living in your home while it is on the market, you’ll probably want to decorate for the Holidays. But it’s a little tricky. Can you put up a Christmas tree? Yes. But not a huge one that takes up precious square footage in your living room and makes the room feel smaller. If you can do without the tree this year and decorate in other ways-that’s even better. Too many trimmings distract buyers, so go easy on the lights, and don’t put out the inflatable snow man! Last, nothing of a religious nature-no menorahs or nativity scenes.
Less is more with strategically placed holiday decor. I’m a big fan of light & bright, using natural winter elements and a touch of glam.
Here are some ideas:
-A simple live wreath on the front door
–A bowl of pine cones & ornaments on the dining room table or coffee table.
-Use a palette of mixed metals (gold, silver, copper), white and cream, since that goes with any existing color palette already in your home. Traditional Red and green items can really clash sometimes.
-don’t put out the cutesy collections.
This post is making me want to decorate for Christmas! Can’t wait!!!